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Student Senate met one final time in the 2019-2020 school to hear a message from Gigi Secuban and to award Pat McGee a medal. Student Senate met Wednesday for its final meeting of the academic year to hear from the Vice President of Diversity and Inclusion and to award a medal to the head of the Center for Student Legal …

After years of helping students with landlord troubles, underage drinking charges, and more, managing attorney of CSLS Pat McGee will leave his spot this summer. Pat McGee will retire from the Center for Student Legal Services (CSLS) later this year after 19 years of service. McGee joined the CSLS in 2000 after leaving a local public defender’s office where he …

The council also addressed the city’s 2019 budget and hiking rates for sewage fees City Council discussed an ordinance proposing potential changes to parking licenses for street vendors at the body’s meeting Monday night. If approved, the ordinance would change street vendor’s parking license fee from an annual fee to a monthly fee, giving vendors more flexibility to choose what …

Managing Attorney Pat McGee said CLSC waiver fee may hike if contract is renewed. Student Senate discussed and unanimously endorsed the potential renewal of the Center for Student Legal Services at the body’s Wednesday meeting. The future of the Center for Student Legal Service (CSLS) is in question as its contract with Ohio University is up for renewal this year. …

The council also heard from a local mobile vendor, concerned with ordinances affecting his business, and approved changes to Athens City Code. City Council appointed members to the Housing Appeals Board and expressed support of a new trail in Wayne National Forest at the body’s first November meeting Monday night. The council reinstated the Housing Appeals Board to hear …

Councilmembers expressed their support of an ordinance updating parking regualtions Uptown, while others expressed concerns and dissent. The Athens City Council approved an ordinance after much debate on Monday, Oct. 15 that will adjust parking regulations in town. The ordinance, which the council remained divided over, will enforce parking meter fees until 8 p.m., instead of the previous time of …

The Athens city council gathered for committee meetings Monday night to discuss various matters like parking and Halloween. Members of the Athens City Council discussed continuing a pilot program that allows residents with a permit to park for up to 72 hours in certain areas at Monday’s committee meeting. The pilot program, which passed in August 2017, officially started running …

Athens’ City Council could agree on one thing this week: stricter gun safety legislation is important. But they clashed over the details. Gun laws resolution City Council passed a resolution Monday recommending that state and federal legislative bodies enact stricter gun safety legislation. The resolution included recommendations for legislation that: bans “military-grade guns including semi-auto assault weapons,” raises the age to …

If Athens residents want to obtain a domestic partnership, they’ll have to prove “joint economic cooperation.” City Council passed legislation that amends Athens City Code to clarify the domestic partnership criteria and legislation to approve a salary for a courthouse clerk at its meeting Monday. City Council unanimously passed an ordinance that revises Athens City Code domestic registry to require …

Voters should care about City Council member and candidate Patrick McGee because he represents a voice of reason, opinion writer Cade Plotts says. Patrick McGee is running for re-election on the Athens City Council. He has also worked at the Center for Student Legal Services for more than a decade. McGee was and is a Bernie Sanders supporter, and it …

Ohio University’s Student Senate and Athens City Council advocated for the continued safety of international members of the community, but shied away from becoming a sanctuary campus or city during their Friday meeting. President of City Council Christine Knisely laid out the difficulties Athens would have if the city did become a sanctuary, but introduced the idea of becoming a …

Athens City Council discussed site plans for the proposed new community pool at their meeting Monday evening. The Finance and Personnel Committee, chaired by Jeffrey Risner, D-4th Ward, invited MSA Architects consultants to explain the two options for pool sites. Keith Hall, one of the architects, led the discussion. “We’ve been studying several ideas as to where to locate the …

Athens City Council expressed concerned over the upcoming fest season during its Monday meeting. City Council President Christine Knisely talked about an alert from Chief of Police Tom Pyle, which urges citizens to consider safe practices during fest season. Knisley said members of council and police plan to go out into the community offering friendly safety tips during the weeks …

Student Senate members will write letters to Governor John Kasich and other Ohio government officials in a campaign to voice student concerns about rising tuition. “Students across the state are concerned about increasing college costs and increasing indebtedness,” said Student Senate President Zach George. “We need to let the people who control the budget…know what we think.” George launched the …

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